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SEASIDE RESORTS OF SAN DIEGO 



COUNTY 



JOHN S. MILLS 

 Secretary of tbe San Diego Chamber of Commerce 



PRINCIPAL among the seaside resorts of San Diego County are Coro- 

 nado, Point Loma, Pacific Beach, La Jolla, Del Mar, and Oceanside. 

 Situated just across the bay from San Diego is the charming penin- 

 sula city of Coronado, with its world-famous Hotel del Coronado, its 

 celebrated Tent City, and its ideal beach. The attractions of this 

 place as an ideal summer and winter resort are well known. There is noth- 

 ing approaching it the entire length of the Pacific Coast, and none of the 

 famous Atlantic resorts equal this fair spot in natural attractions. Hotel 

 del Coronado is open the entire year, for the reason that there is virtually 

 no difference between the seasons. Outdoor sports may be enjoyed daily 

 unhampered by excessive heat or storms, while the morning dip in the surf 

 is as agreeable in February as in August. 



Pacific Beach is a beautiful suburb of San Diego, a few minutes' ride 

 from the city proper. Here many homes are building for the accommoda- 

 tion of those who do not want to be bound by the more or less conventional 

 rules of hotel life. The Hotel Balboa is a magnificent structure, with 

 accommodations for a large number, while there are numerous boarding- 

 houses and other stopping-places for the largely increasing population of 

 this resort. 



La Jolla, located some fourteen miles north of San Diego, is a place 

 of scenic beauty which must be seen to be appreciated. The surf line 

 here is made up of different features at almost every step. In addition to 

 the surf bathing there are many points of interest to be seen, notable among 

 these being the cliff formation, the wonderful caves, the marine garden, 

 and a short distance from the shore-line the kelp bed, which acts as a 

 breakwater and renders the waters placid near the shore. 



One of the greatest charms of life in San Diego is that ail your days 

 may be spent out of doors; and it is well that this is so, there is so much 

 to be seen, so much to do. A delightful change from the ordinary routine 

 may be had by choosing a day when the ocean is in a peaceful mood,— 

 it is seldom otherwise, — securing the services of an experienced boatman, 

 and making up a party for a trip to the wonderful marine gardens on the 

 lee of the Coronado Islands. Take your lunch along, for the entire day will 

 be consumed in making the trip and viewing the wonders of the deep from 

 the glass-bottomed boat which will be placed at your service. You have 

 often visited a conservatory and admired the beautiful plants and flowers 

 growing in such profusion, but attractive as it all may be, the marine life 

 here seen is vastly more interesting. Sea mosses and kelp, beautiful in 

 color and form, and in endless variety, reach upward from the ocean's 

 depth, floating in and out of which are huge jelly-fish giving forth all the 

 colors of the rainbow, while darting here and there may be seen brilliantly- 

 colored members of the finny tribe. 



Twenty-three miles north of San Diego Is Del Mar, a town of charming 

 seaside homes, with long stretches of beach going to make it another ideal 

 place for bathing, fishing, gathering mosses and shells, or for enjoying a 

 season of sweet idleness at all times of the year. This resort is an attractive 

 and popular suburb of San Diego. It is near enough to this city and the 

 cities of the North to afford a delightful outing place, and far enough from 

 the business marts to make it continue to grow in popularity as a place 

 to rest. — 



Oceaside is situated forty-two miles north of San Diego. One of the 

 main attractions of this resort is its magnificent sea beach. Here, as at 

 other resorts, a pleasure pier has been built out into deep water, and the 

 facilities for surf bathing are excellent. 



